Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which rose 2.58% or 0.094 points to trade at 3.740 at the close. NN Group (AS:NN) added 2.10% or 0.51 points to end at 24.52 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was up 1.80% or 0.104 points to 5.872 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 2.76% or 1.380 points to trade at 48.670 in late trade. Relx NV (AS:RELN) declined 0.91% or 0.145 points to end at 15.785 and Unilever NV (AS:UNc) shed 0.85% or 0.35 points to 40.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 104 to 55 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.83% to 16.65.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.89% or 1.21 to $43.01 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.51% or 1.11 to hit $45.38 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.10% or 1.35 to trade at $1343.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.1077, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8495.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 96.37.